Apoka steps down from MIBR

21/1/2022 - 20:29

The 36-year-old plans to pursue streaming and content creation upon returning to Brazil.

Brazilian veteran and legend Alessandro "⁠Apoka⁠" Marcucci announced on Friday that he has stepped down from his head coach position at MIBR, citing the desire to stay in Brazil near his family as his primary motivation for the move after six years of living abroad and traveling to other countries.

Apoka joined MIBR in January 2021 after the organization picked up the ex-BOOM quartet. The move to the new organization followed in the wake of João "⁠felps⁠" Vasconcellos' departure to GODSENT, a roster change that the new-look MIBR struggled to recover from in the following year.

Apoka will step down from coaching and focus on content creation

Under BOOM, Apoka was behind the team as they won nine titles in a row in South American tournaments in 2020. However, MIBR have failed to find the same success, with their only tournament win since the move to the organization coming in ESEA Advanced North America Season 39 in December.

Apoka was also one of the coaches implicated in the coaching bug scandal in 2020, receiving a reduced 5.4 month ban from competitions by the Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) after he cooperated with the investigation, all the while claiming innocence. He was subsequently permanently banned from all Valve Majors in January 2021 despite his ban by ESIC having elapsed.

The 36-year-old leaves a lasting legacy in Counter-Strike, having been a staple name in the Brazilian scene for over 20 years, even after taking an extended break before his return in 2016. He has occupied various roles during his time on teams, including being a manager and coach in both 1.6 and CS:GO.

During the online era, he took to streaming alongside his coaching duties, something which he will now look to pursue full-time following his departure from MIBR.

MIBR currently have:

Marcelo "⁠chelo⁠" Cespedes
Raphael "⁠exit⁠" Lacerda
Matheus "⁠Tuurtle⁠" Anhaia
Adriano "⁠WOOD7⁠" Cerato
Jhonatan "⁠JOTA⁠" Willian

Renato "⁠nak⁠" Nakano (strategic coach)

Ricardo "⁠boltz⁠" Prass (benched, playing for Last Dance)
Bruno "⁠shz⁠" Martinelli (benched)
Gustavo "⁠yel⁠" Knittel (benched)

sad

2022-01-21 20:29

4 replies

Bro I thought you were dead

2022-01-21 20:30

2 replies

QUICA APOCÃO QUICA

2022-01-21 21:53

1 reply

Try again

2022-01-22 02:35

SAD!

2022-01-21 21:03

I cri everytime

POG

rip

Sad

It's kind of late, but will definitely check his streams, love his spirit. Reminds me of Jason Lake.

+11

2022-01-21 21:10

poka poka

2022-01-21 20:32

jump apokão

GL APOKA. <3

Kika apokão

2022-01-21 20:33

legend

the legend of cs brazilian

Apoka it's a great person, great spirit!

Btw he has a nice Twitch channel "ale_apoka" with a news about CS:GO, F1 and soccer every morning. He is a very nice human being and likes the BR CS:GO scene a lot. I will support him in the way I can

2022-01-21 20:34

8 replies

soccer KEKW

2022-01-21 20:39

NT apoka i wont follow ur twitch GL

2022-01-21 21:07

5 replies

kkkkkkkkk ok :')

2022-01-21 21:33

Seychelles flag wtf

2022-01-21 21:57

3 replies

Its so beautiful

i saw they also added kosovo, how many new flags do we have ?

Its way too much like i wanna try all of them just go and check it out

2022-01-21 21:59

rly man,soccer????

2022-01-21 21:51

I already talked to him once in the starladder major, a great person, I always understood why the Brazilian community respects him so much, for what he did for their scene, 20 years of love for the game POG

2022-01-21 20:36

What a nice experience!! Apoka POG, Indeed he did so mutch for the brazilian scene, love and respect for him.

2022-01-22 02:20

Is he toilet cleaner

2022-01-21 20:41

italian

2022-01-21 20:48

He isn’t polish

2022-01-22 00:28

god apokão

2022-01-21 20:43

f Apoka

one of the best <3

2022-01-21 20:45

Love u so mutch Ale, good thinks for u!!!

F Alessandro

2022-01-21 20:49

the legend APOKA <3

2022-01-21 20:50

GL on this next step, Apoka. We love you

When MIBR steps down from MIBR. MIBR is so a disgrace to MIBR. Context: The Fallen, taco Cold era was a horror in the end. Since then played tournaments cuz they are partners but were bad

2022-01-21 20:52

Wtf 3 ppl benched?

2022-01-21 20:59

Boltz asked to leave Shz and Yel are on the bench waiting for the contract to expire i think

2022-01-21 21:04

Lmao When do the contracts end? Do u know

2022-01-21 21:01

I don't know

more like a step up

Brazilian tarik

2022-01-21 21:06

Jump big apoka

Wasn't he perma banned for abusing spectatorbug?

2022-01-21 21:09

f apoka

God Apoka, 1.6 best championship organizer !!!!!!!!!!!!! GoodLuck Apokones.

2022-01-21 21:12

Bad coach

2022-01-21 21:13

whi cars

2022-01-21 21:17

Apokão GOD, unlucky for MIBR and lucky for me that I'll be able to watch his lives

2022-01-21 21:20

damn thats sad :( jk i mean who

2022-01-21 21:27

POKA POKA

2022-01-22 00:35

??? actual content

2022-01-22 12:30

2022-01-22 12:46

cool story bro

2022-01-22 12:52

time to rest,legend S2

2022-01-21 21:43

WHO?

2022-01-21 22:19

Im happy because he will not waste his talent in this shit org !

2022-01-21 23:37

expected from made in bathroom

2022-01-21 23:39

gg legend.

2022-01-22 00:11

gl apokão

2022-01-22 00:18

I hope he streams more, i love what the million show with him

2022-01-22 03:03

i love apoka

2022-01-22 12:49

Foderam nossa tag! É essa a realidade! Mibr tinha que ficar dormindo, com suas histórias de conquistas, agora, deixam um legado de fracassos e incertezas. Segue o baile!

2022-01-23 06:05